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and back tonight vice president of the united states. if you talk to him, he will tell you the difference between four years ago and today is like a patient who had cardiac surgery. four years ago the patient is undergoing bypass surgery. now the patient is in the recovery room. one of the things about biden in relation to this issue and other issues in the white house staff is unlike the people in the white house staff, biden manages to live for a for a time eve every -- he goes to home depot. when he goes there, he realizes there's still enormous difficulty in this country. plumbers aren't there in the numbers they used to be, builders aren't at home depot the way they were five or six years ago and he gets a sense of this evenings far better than the white house staff or certainly the president who are in that double. >> so the patience, on the table? >> i would think you would want to go back to the policies we had eight years before that, which is what you'd get. >> unless you had another ticket that was so healthy that they could r
and back tonight vice president of the united states. if you talk to him, he will tell you the difference between four years ago and today is like a patient who had cardiac surgery. four years ago the patient is undergoing bypass surgery. now the patient is in the recovery room. one of the things about biden in relation to this issue and other issues in the white house staff is unlike the people in the white house staff, biden manages to live for a for a time eve every -- he goes to home depot....
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states. >> preserve and protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> so help you god? >> so help me god. >> congratulations, mr. president. >> 48 past the hour, chief justice john roberts administering the oath of office at the inauguration in 2009, slight problem there. an omen, perhaps, of an impending rocky relationship between the current executive and judicial branches. joining us now, legal analyst and staff writer for "the new yorker," jeffrey toobin, the author of "the oath," the obama white house and the supreme court. good to have you with us. >> good morning. >> meacham likes the pictures. >> he loves the pdf. jeffrey, is there a more fascinating decision than the decision that was handed down by the roberts court on the affordable care act? >> most fascinating and probably most important. you know, 35 million people will or will not get insurance based on one vote in the supreme court. and it was unexpected, certainly by me. but -- >>y everybody. by everybody. >> just about. and i think it was in many respects now in retrospect now that i've done the repor
states. >> preserve and protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> so help you god? >> so help me god. >> congratulations, mr. president. >> 48 past the hour, chief justice john roberts administering the oath of office at the inauguration in 2009, slight problem there. an omen, perhaps, of an impending rocky relationship between the current executive and judicial branches. joining us now, legal analyst and staff writer for "the new...
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breaks all records in the united states senate. all of these republican filibusters are an effort to stop things from moving forward. mitch mcconnell spelled it out. we're here to make him a one-term president and our job is to say no mp they've done it repeatedly. we always have 53 votes. we have a veterans jobs bill that may get through, but you have to look at it and say there's a real record of obstruction there. look at the farm bill. we passed a transportation bill and farm bill. sent it to the house and they fell flat on the face. they wouldn't call our bill. now we're in a situation with the disaster across the united states, the drought, and the house can't pass a bill. >> the republicans will say the same thing about harry reed. a lot of finger pointing going back and forth. >> how many of those bills were bipartisan coming out of the house? >> right. >> virtually none of them. it's run the flag up. let's throw something at solynd solyndra, let's throw something at -- >> is harry reed bipartisan? >> he has been. he can po
breaks all records in the united states senate. all of these republican filibusters are an effort to stop things from moving forward. mitch mcconnell spelled it out. we're here to make him a one-term president and our job is to say no mp they've done it repeatedly. we always have 53 votes. we have a veterans jobs bill that may get through, but you have to look at it and say there's a real record of obstruction there. look at the farm bill. we passed a transportation bill and farm bill. sent it...
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the biggest threat of the united states, our biggest enemy. he said sarah palin said she could see russia from alaska and he went on to make a joke about rocky 4. sarah palin said i i think he deminnished himself by even mentioning my name. >> and you know what? i don't really -- wow. why would somebody say that about themselves? >> she said that of herself. that was not the -- >> sarah palin now a critic of sarah palin? >> it's hard to parse out that one. >> i'm confused. >> self-reflective. >> i've got to see that. >> get back to the original story. >> charlie cook, thank you so much. chuck and jonathan, stay with us. coming up as we just mentioned, we are minutes away from a very important august jobs report. we're going to bring in those numbers live as we get them. and next -- you're watching "morning joe." humans -- even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. which is why, at liberty mutual insurance, auto policies come with new car replacement and accident forgiveness if you qualify. see
the biggest threat of the united states, our biggest enemy. he said sarah palin said she could see russia from alaska and he went on to make a joke about rocky 4. sarah palin said i i think he deminnished himself by even mentioning my name. >> and you know what? i don't really -- wow. why would somebody say that about themselves? >> she said that of herself. that was not the -- >> sarah palin now a critic of sarah palin? >> it's hard to parse out that one. >> i'm...
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and as far as i know, the united states military, the leaders of the united states military, are unanimously opposed to it to this day. this is a fool's errand. it would be a ridiculous war with absolutely no good coming of it. >> joe, you're the only one among us who has been to iran. what do you think are the possibilities of the actions being taken now against iran, against the currency and the internals h s they're trying to chief there? >> republicans talk about ahmadinejad. he has no power. he's a figure head. the supreme leader has never conceded anything to us. there is hope this time that there may be a change because of this economic pressure for one reason. the revolutionary guards who are the most powerful force in the country control 30% to 40% of the economy. and these sanctions are really biting them. and very soon they'll start hampering the revolutionary guard's ability to buy weapons. and to pay their members. >> let me play devil's advocate for a second because clearly none of us want war. it's obviously the last thing we want. let's just go on the premise that the sanctio
and as far as i know, the united states military, the leaders of the united states military, are unanimously opposed to it to this day. this is a fool's errand. it would be a ridiculous war with absolutely no good coming of it. >> joe, you're the only one among us who has been to iran. what do you think are the possibilities of the actions being taken now against iran, against the currency and the internals h s they're trying to chief there? >> republicans talk about ahmadinejad. he...
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i think it may have cost the united states more notto. and we know, f am t thaveno their ears in conversations with the egyptians over the aftermath of that. we know the president had a long talk with president morsi about the upsurge of the demonstrations in cairo over the film trail and we know it proded some relt k muc firmer stand after that conversation. and he is coming here today. the president of egypt. it will be interesting to see what he says. >> it's amazing. >> cgi. >> i was going to say cgi is like the a smith nn yoot cdas cong here. you got mitt romney coming this morning and right after that, the president. >> i invited him. i called him and invit him. we did it four years ago, remember? senator mccain came a brought governor palinithim. andfoo whatever you think about his tax return, given a substantial amount of money to charity, he might want to talk about that today. >> i heard what the secretary said yesterday about elites not payi taxes. are youomfoable with a l hekt'en going on, the democrat primary? and even at the
i think it may have cost the united states more notto. and we know, f am t thaveno their ears in conversations with the egyptians over the aftermath of that. we know the president had a long talk with president morsi about the upsurge of the demonstrations in cairo over the film trail and we know it proded some relt k muc firmer stand after that conversation. and he is coming here today. the president of egypt. it will be interesting to see what he says. >> it's amazing. >> cgi....
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states would be looked at would be very different, and it's not happening. >> bluntly, the united states is strongest when the senate acts in a bipartisan and responsible way, by a vote of 99-1, we clarified that the senate is opposed to apolicy of containment with regards to iran and the acquisition of nuclear weapons. i think probably the worst moment of this entire presidential campaign for governor romney was when he tried to take advantage of the tragedy in benghazi to advance his own campaign. we are better off when we act together, as we have been working to support the ratification of the rights -- the convention for the rights of the disabled. we will do better as a nation if we show a united and strong face to the rest of the world, and if we refuse to allow extremists whether they're in iran or syria to hijack the steady movement towards freedom and progress in the middle east. >> we voted the same on a number of these things. what happened with the murder of our ambassador as he did last night just a bump in the road -- that's what he said. it's all a bump in the road. >> i w
states would be looked at would be very different, and it's not happening. >> bluntly, the united states is strongest when the senate acts in a bipartisan and responsible way, by a vote of 99-1, we clarified that the senate is opposed to apolicy of containment with regards to iran and the acquisition of nuclear weapons. i think probably the worst moment of this entire presidential campaign for governor romney was when he tried to take advantage of the tragedy in benghazi to advance his...
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romney can no longer use the class warfare card against the president of the united states. he's got to, in his speech, if you listen to what he said in florida from that fund-raiser thing, he continually refers to "those people." "those people." that ain't going to fly. "those people." like some alien tribe among us who are just lunging for food stamps? nobody wants to be born poor in the united states of america. >> coming up next, a new film by david letterman's executive producer, rob burnett. he joins us next. >>> as we wrap up our fifth anniversary week, a big look back at the best moments and biggest guests from the past five years. five years. from "morning joe." now, that's what i call a test drive. silverado! the most dependable, longest lasting, full-size pickups on the road. so, what do you think? [ engine revs ] i'll take it. [ male announcer ] it's chevy truck month. now during chevy truck month, get 0% apr financing for 60 months or trade up to get the 2012 chevy silverado all-star edition with a total value of $8,000. hurry in before they're all gone! on ever
romney can no longer use the class warfare card against the president of the united states. he's got to, in his speech, if you listen to what he said in florida from that fund-raiser thing, he continually refers to "those people." "those people." that ain't going to fly. "those people." like some alien tribe among us who are just lunging for food stamps? nobody wants to be born poor in the united states of america. >> coming up next, a new film by david...
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united states and obama so far. they're not going to turn over american policy to the israelis. >> hey, david, it's willie. you write in your piece on friday that president obama and the united states need to -- i think you said -- take control of the looming confrontation with iran. what would that look like exactly? because netanyahu has really controlled the stage over the last couple of weeks. what should president obama do to take control? >> well, i think first he has to make the kind of statement i was describing. restating u.s. policy but doing so very forcefully. we have been saying to israel, we've got your back. we're preparing for this. i think the broad pieces of this policy, this policy includes sanctions, this policy includes covert action, which is very aggressive. i don't know that i've ever seen a covert action program quite like this. and then it's got this threat over the horizon of actual military action, but the planning on the ground has already largely been done. there's pre-positioning, ther
united states and obama so far. they're not going to turn over american policy to the israelis. >> hey, david, it's willie. you write in your piece on friday that president obama and the united states need to -- i think you said -- take control of the looming confrontation with iran. what would that look like exactly? because netanyahu has really controlled the stage over the last couple of weeks. what should president obama do to take control? >> well, i think first he has to make...
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he wants to be president of the united states. but the "wall street journal" -- i thought they said it wonderfully -- which is we conservatives aren't angry at these people, that 47% of the population that are on government benefits. we don't look at them as the problem. they are victims. they are victims of bad economic policies that over the past decade have caused -- have caused this economy to drop. and our job as conservatives is to turn the economy around and make americans less dependent on the federal government. not because we resent those people who have to get help, like scott brown in massachusetts said growing up, his family needed assistance. growing up, my family needed assistance. and that's what kristol gets here, that mitt romney doesn't get. that's what the "wall street journal" editorial page gets that mitt romney doesn't get. and that is that guys like my dad who were unemployed for a year-and-a-half and couldn't find a job, they were voting nixon and they were voting the straight republican ticket and they we
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but the purposes of the united states should not be doubted. the security council resolutions will be enforced. the just demands of peace and security will be met. our action will be unvoidable. >> 28 past the hour, that was former president bush in 2002 in a speech that was reportedly not meant to be given at all to the u.n. that's according to contributing editor of "vanity fair" who writes about that moment and other details of the first 500 days after the september 11th attacks in his number book "500 days: secrets and lies in the terror wars." and you have a piece in the "new york times" that reads in part this, kurt, welcome to the show. the direct warnings to mr. bush about the possibility of al qaeda and al qaeda attack began in the spring of 2001, by may 1st, the cia told the white house of a report that a group presently in the united states was planning a terrorist operation. weeks later on june 22nd, the daily brief reported that al qaeda strikes could be imminent, although suggested the time frame was flexible. but some in the admi
but the purposes of the united states should not be doubted. the security council resolutions will be enforced. the just demands of peace and security will be met. our action will be unvoidable. >> 28 past the hour, that was former president bush in 2002 in a speech that was reportedly not meant to be given at all to the u.n. that's according to contributing editor of "vanity fair" who writes about that moment and other details of the first 500 days after the september 11th...
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and former comptroller of the united states, david walker and national editor for "vanity fair." jobs launched today. >> talking about the convention first, how are the democrats staging this compared to the republicans? >> they make the republicans in tampa look like amateur hour, it's just the energy, the engagement, michelle obama's speech, i looked through everything conservatives have written and i can't find a negative word which is pretty stunning, it's really the one moment of by partisanship is michelle obama's speech. of course now the question is going to be, how do they go from the personal to the political, that breach. even in michelle obama's speech, you realize that she talked about the soldiers who are coming home, and the man who lost his eyes in afghanistan and he would have given them 100 times over what he had down. to do what exactly. why do we stay in the emotional generaliti generalities. the minute you get down to why are we still in afghanistan. even deval said he's ending the war in afghanistan, but he's not ending it any time soon. >> it was much more
and former comptroller of the united states, david walker and national editor for "vanity fair." jobs launched today. >> talking about the convention first, how are the democrats staging this compared to the republicans? >> they make the republicans in tampa look like amateur hour, it's just the energy, the engagement, michelle obama's speech, i looked through everything conservatives have written and i can't find a negative word which is pretty stunning, it's really the...
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rick scott, i would dare say, is perhaps the most conservative governor in the united states. florida, i understand it's a swinstate in presidential election, but it's a swing state when you have,ou know guys running like mitt romney and john mccain and bob dole. a tough conservative wins florida. >> what was the impact of that ad -- i couldn't believe when he picked ryan, the democrats ran an ad of some guy whoooke yaus granny off the edge of a cliff in a wheelchair. it was subtle. >> it was subtle but that doesn't work because marco rubio got elected by promising. the one big date that he had with charlie cristndhe deatppt, talked about raising social security to 70. bob graham, one of the most popular democratic politicians in florida history, always talked about the need of possly raising the retirement age for social security and medicare. therhe are a lot smarter than politicians think. so no, it wasn't that good. let's talk some more about ike because, again, i think the guy is slowly evolving into my favorite president. talk abo- you say he's a war hero whoated war. an
rick scott, i would dare say, is perhaps the most conservative governor in the united states. florida, i understand it's a swinstate in presidential election, but it's a swing state when you have,ou know guys running like mitt romney and john mccain and bob dole. a tough conservative wins florida. >> what was the impact of that ad -- i couldn't believe when he picked ryan, the democrats ran an ad of some guy whoooke yaus granny off the edge of a cliff in a wheelchair. it was subtle....
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it was all ready to go until they showed up and saw the president of the united states holding a rally. the obama campaign had booked the same barn on the same date. >> just our luck. that's kind of how -- oh, yeah, figures, the one place which the president also chooses. >> so on the big day, president obama ended his campaign speech with moments to spare before the wedding. the bride rushed into her ceremony and walked down the aisle on time. to extend his apologies for clogging up the parking lot, president obama left behind a wedding gift, a silver tray and a mint julep cup. where he got that, we don't know. >> i used it the first night for sure. love him or hate him, it's a gift from the president. >> unknown fact. along with the football the president of the united states travels with, also travels with a mint julep cup. the newlyweds say they're not democrats, but they admit the cup from the president was by far the coolest wedding gift they received. >>> sam stein, thanks, man, we'll talk to you. >> thanks, guys. >>> up next, senator tom coburn joins the conversation. also, ric
it was all ready to go until they showed up and saw the president of the united states holding a rally. the obama campaign had booked the same barn on the same date. >> just our luck. that's kind of how -- oh, yeah, figures, the one place which the president also chooses. >> so on the big day, president obama ended his campaign speech with moments to spare before the wedding. the bride rushed into her ceremony and walked down the aisle on time. to extend his apologies for clogging...